Monday, February 21, 2011

Upset by the cancellation of the concert of Bose in the U.S. by a problem with visas

The Live From New York, which would participate Miguel Bosé, Buika and Mala Rodriguez and was scheduled for February 18, could not finally concluded. The live show was canceled due to a problem with visas, as reported by artery, the organizing company, accusing U.S. authorities of "tort" in the treatment of Spanish artists.

There was a grievance in the treatment of Spanish in the U.S. The show was scheduled for Friday in the Manhattan Center, New York, but was reversed to "delay in the timing of receipt of necessary visas to travel to United States, "according to organizers. In addition to seeking another date for the conclusion of the concert "with the necessary guarantees" artery studies take "legal action leading to the damage caused" by the cancellation.

According to the company led by Luis Alvarez, the organization "applied for visas to the U.S. authorities in a timely manner, under conditions established by the U.S. to obtain a nonimmigrant visa for part-time pay in addition to procedural rights." "Despite the time elapsed since the authorizations for musicians and groups traveling to U.S.

has not come early enough to ensure the holding, under optimal conditions, a festival and I had hung the sign 'no locations '"adds the note. Sources from the U.S. Embassy in Madrid told EFE that are looking into the circumstances of the problem refers artery, but recalled that on visa is necessary to know "well ahead" the request for reasons of both security and privacy.

Visas "take a step that requires a few days. We are not interested in delaying the process" but "can not make exceptions," the sources added. In addition to criticizing the U.S., organizers call "the Spanish authorities the flexibility to negotiate the necessary measures so that such situations do not recur, especially when it is an activity designed to promote the music of our country and thus its culture abroad.

" According Artery, "there was a grievance in the treatment of Spanish artists who wish to act in the U.S., compared to that of American artists who, in a larger number do so in Spain." Artery is a company founded on the initiative of the Author Foundation, established by the General Society of Authors (SGAE) to cover cultural initiatives with the benefits of their activity.

Currently manages venues such as the Coliseum Theatre in Madrid and Barcelona Parallel, theaters in countries like USA, Mexico and Argentina

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